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Ericsson, Alcatel Tapped for AT&T Network

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Ruth Bender and Gustav Sandstrom

Updated Feb. 10, 2010 3:36 p.m. ET

Telecom-equipment vendors L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. and Alcatel-Lucent Wednesday said they have been selected as suppliers for a next-generation wireless network for AT&T Inc., the largest wireless operator in the U.S.

The deal marks another key win for the two companies as equipment makers fight to win the first major orders for Long Term Evolution, or LTE, a fourth-generation wireless network technology that offers higher...